Montana Fly Fishing

Fly Fishing
Referrals & Testimonials

Harry Wilmerding, Family & Friends, Summers 2005 & 2006

To anyone considering using Trey Coon and the guides at Yellowstone TroutScout Outfitters:

Trey has guided me, my wife, and friends for over three years now and I can honestly say he played an important role in our decision to move to the Bozeman area.  He is an excellent guide: very patient with beginners, passionate about his job, and always seems to know where the fish are.  In addition, he's great fun to be with, has a lot of interests and has a lovely family. 

My particular interest always seems to catch that "big one" and each summer my wife and I have landed several fish in the 21"+ category. 

So, in closing, if you have an opportunity to hook up with Trey, I recommend him highly!

Harry Wilmerding, Hobe Sound, Florida & Bozeman, Montana

Joerg & Julia Wiese, Summers 2005 and 2006

As you know, it is a very long way from Germany to Livingston, MT. The reasons why we decided to come back again in September 2006 are very simple: We wanted to repeat the eventful experiences we had in 2005 -- perfect days in a beautiful surrounding together with the most entertaining, lovable and skilled fly-fishing-guides we ever had.

When we came back in 2006, it was like returning to an old friend.  We had a hard time finally having to say good by. We want to thank you for your patience, dedication, the big fish (21"+), for making us laugh even in the worst situations and for spending time with us as we experienced the many fantastic restaurants that Livingston has to offer. 

We want to let you know that we did not take all this for granted.  Trey Coon and the guides of Yellowstone TroutScout are entirely responsible for the fact that we fell in love with Montana and its people.

 Joerg, Julia and Gero Wiese, Munich, Germany

Summers 2004 - 2006

Trey Coon and his top of the line guides at Yellowstone TroutScout are truly the best guides in Montana.  They are a full service operation that does not miss a beat.  My pictures say it all.

Larry Warsliak, Chicago, Illinois

Summers 2000 - 2006

My friends and I have been fishing in the Livingston area for the past nine years, and for the last seven, Trey Coon has been our guide. You won't find a friendlier more knowledgeable guide. Trey has brought the true Montana fly-fishing experience to us. He knows the waters, those special holes, and can be a great teacher when needed. I think what sets Trey apart from most guides is that he loves what he does. It keeps us coming back. Next year, I think I'll take my son and all the guesswork is done. I know I have the best guide. See you in Montana.

Frank Aiello, Chicago, Illinois

Summers 2000 - 2006

My wife, son and I have been fishing with Trey and his guides for the last seven years. He runs a first class operation. We have always enjoyed our time spent on the river. He not only is knowledgeable about the fishing, but he can also enlighten you with a history lesson.

I have fished with many guides on the western rivers, but we keep coming back to fish with Trey. We have always has a wonderful time, not to mention we always catch fish.

Steve Seibert, Daytona Beach, Florida

One sunny August day we were floating the Yellowstone. We had been productive with the famous Yellowstone Cutties all morning, pounding the hopper banks, but the action slowed after noon. My lefty 12 year old son, Devon, had grown up on Pennsylvania limestone and freestone streams, and knew how to catch a seam dead drift and I knew that he could bring a stubborn trout to rise given half the chance. We were heading to some slower water and I noticed some surface insects and switched him from the Chernobyl ant that he has been flogging to a #18 PA caddis special that we developed back home, and that he was expert on.

Trey had us on a perfect drift and Devon was dry casting when he spied a large shadow about 8 inches from shore. He was armed with an LL Bean 4 weight and more experience than most fishermen twice his age. I was armed with a Sony video camera. The currents were braided and complicated, but the drift was perfect, the setup solid, and the result without equal. That brown took us a quarter mile towards Livingston. Twenty-two inch brown, high noon on an 18 dry. Not bad.

Tom - State College, Pennsylvania

Summers 2002 - 2006

It is great to go fishing with Trey Coon and the other guides. They all are fun to be with and they help you catch fish. A day on the river with them is always a fine day. You will have a good lunch, improve your techniques, catch fish and they are lively and have good stories.

Henry Bienen, President, Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Frank Brumfield, Family & Friends

2002 - 2006 seasons

I can't put into words how much fun it was to spend time with you in the great outdoors of Montana. The fishing was excellent, hunting superb, and best of all the camaraderie was awesome. The gentlemen that I brought with me were thrilled beyond belief at this surprise trip that Trey and I planned for them. It is an excellent family or work vacation for anyone. I highly recommend it for anyone who loves the outdoors in the prettiest surroundings you could ever imagine. Thanks for everything.

Frank S. Brumfield
Pres./CEO Frank Brumfield Trading

Jack and I remember fondly the trip we took down the Yellowstone. In spite of the rain, we had a very productive fishing day and are hoping to come again this year. We talk about how many good fish we caught on the fly you made and named after us, and laugh at the other boats that went by and wondered what we were using to do so well. Hope there is lots of water this year and that we can make a return trip.

Jack and Alene D., Oregon

Trey Coon is the best guide on the Yellowstone. He knows every riffle, every patch of foam, every stone and almost every trout. Like most of us, he has lived in the East, but has made a new life for himself and his family in the last best place, and knows what spending time on the river means to those of us who do so only for vacations. It doesn't matter how much fishing you have done, or whether you have done any at all, Trey is the ideal guide. You not only catch fish, but you'll make a friend, and you'll come away wishing you could do it every day.

Anne and Angus D. Princeton, New Jersey

I would like to invite all of you sportsman out there to give Trey Coon a chance to make your hunting or fishing experience a good one. I have known Trey for about 4 years now. Each year I hook up with Trey to do some bird hunting and fishing. Let me tell you not once have I ever come home skunked. We have always come home with a few upland game birds especially pheasants which is a blast to hunt. We have chased fish down the Yellowstone several times and half of those days we almost caught our limit. Some of my favorite hunts are the waterfowl hunts. Trey has some of the best access around the area to waterfowl and fishing. We slay geese and ducks every year. In fact being it is one of my favorite sports I try to make it out 2 to 3 times a year for waterfowl. I hope you all give Trey the opportunity to make your fishing or hunting experience a blast.

Silas Counts, Hardin, Montana

I've fished with lots of guides before, but none as patient, pleasant, knowledgeable and fun as Trey. We always catch fish, even when other boats don't. I met Trey 4 years ago when he guided a trip on the Yellowstone for two friends and me. They had not fished from a boat before. What a riot! The three of us have gone back every year since to have Trey do another trip. Our second trip resulted in so many fish, I had to ice my arm that night. Trey's patience and skill resulted in my friend, who had fished little before, actually catching more fish than I did, and on dry flies! I can't think of a better vacation for anyone: beautiful blue Montana days, an excellent guide who knows how to catch fish and a great shore lunch.

Pat Winkler, Denver, Colorado

Summers 2003 - 2006

My youngest son and I have been setting aside a day for the last five years to fish the Yellowstone with Trey.  Each float has been unique because of Treys’ river knowledge and his enthusiasm for making each day a memorable adventure.  We would be very disappointed if we could not fish with Trey, and certainly recommend him for anyone wanting a truly great fishing experience.

 Michael A. Absalonson, Kalispell, Montana

My father and I spent a week fishing the Yellowstone with Trey and we could not have had a better time.  During the day, Trey was our friendly, knowledgeable, patient guide, and needless to say, he really put us on the fish!  I'll never forget Trey expertly guiding the drift boat through fast water while my reel screamed into the backing and an angry rainbow leapt 50 yards downstream, all in the midst of some of the most beautiful scenery you'll ever see. 

At night, we hit the Chophouse for some great steaks and then returned to the Mission Creek Ranch B&B.  What a place!  The pictures I took out our window could be postcards, and the breakfasts, fantastic.  It’s hard to imagine a better place to spend a week.  Thanks Trey!  My father and I will be back.   

 Matthew R. DiPentima, Chicago

Summers 2004 - 2006

A day on the river with TroutScout is a memory to remember. The weather was perfect. The company was great. The guides do a great job of keeping us on the fish and the fish even cooperated. Lunch was excellent and as usual, too much. A few more Snicker bars would have made the day even more perfect. I have fished with this guide service several times as well as other members of my family and can testify that you will have a good experience if you do the same.

Thanks for a great time. 

  Rodger Wilson,

 Owner Big Bear Sporting Goods Stores, Billings, Montana

Summers 2004 - 2006

We have been visiting SW Montana for several years now and whenever we are in the Livingston area we book a couple of float trips with Trey Coon and the guides from Yellowstone TroutScout. Trey always gets us into fish and we have had wonderful days on the water.  

Last September we floated the Yellowstone near Big Timber and it was a perfect day in the 70's without a bit of wind. By the end of the day Alexis had a "Montana Grand Slam" (rainbow, cutthroat, brown, and white fish) and a memory to last a lifetime. On another occasion we were below Carbella and Trey pulled us into a side channel because "most guys just row right past it". I must have floated a hopper thirty times over the same water and said to Trey "how many times should I do this?" He said "just wait" and suddenly there was a huge explosion on the water. The biggest cutthroat I ever saw was bending my rod double and heading for Livingston. Trey jumped out of the boat yelling "I know that guy!" and started after him. I'd like to say I got him but he threw the hook after thirty seconds. It was a day I'll never forget. 

Trey has always gone the extra mile to help us and our fishing skills have improved as a result.  His easy going personality is appreciated by both of us, especially when things don't go as planned. From picture perfect days in the 70's to a blinding hail storm to a 30+mph tailwind we've always had fun, caught some fish, and appreciate Montana a little more after each trip.

 In the Livingston area we always stay at the Mission Creek Bed and Breakfast. From the time we pull up in front of the ranch house and Gus and Mollie, Doug's two Aussies, run out to greet us we know we're in a special place. Doug Ensign, owner and breakfast chef extraordinaire, greets us with "nice to see ya" and we feel like we've come home. The next morning we meet the other guests, play with the dogs, and have a great breakfast before we set out for the day. Doug always has interesting suggestions for local sights or he will take you out to meet the "girls" (cows) and give you some bit of local lore. The B & B is beautiful on the inside, the rooms are quiet, and the ranch itself is a place you could explore for your entire stay. If you want a touch of old fashioned western hospitality and a feel for "the way things used to be" you can't do any better than Mission Creek.

 Tom & Alexis Broadhead, New York